Small Business Focus on Your Hometown

Tracy Johnson for Business.gov

We know business is done on the state and local level.  That’s why the Business Gateway program has been working with state and local governments in addition to Federal agencies to provide a complete resource center for your business on Business.gov.  Each month, the site promotes a “feature city” on the homepage and further provides an in depth look at doing business in that city.  State and local governments have additional and specific regulations and licenses than the Federal government, and if you are looking to open a new business or expand to a new city, knowing the local regulatory landscape is invaluable.  The current feature city on Business.gov is Montpelier, VT.

Past featured cities include:

Danbury, CT
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Madison, WI
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA

Coming Soon:

Reno, NC
San Diego, CA
Baton Rouge, LA
Wilmington, NC

In addition to these cities, Business.gov has over 900 pages of state and local content available through the state and local info portal.  Simply click through to your state or the state in which you wish to do business for more info.

By far, the coolest feature (according to users) on the site is the Permit Me tool.  This is the easiest way to literally get a checklist of the licenses and permits you need to do business in a particular city, state, or zip code.  Simply type in your location and select your business type and a list of Federal, state, and local regulations will be provided in priority order.

Is your business type not on the list?  Would you like your city featured in a coming month?  Tell us about it by leaving a comment or visiting www.business.gov/contact-us.